Sapper

Geoffrey Thomas Gibbs

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Henry and Isabella Gibbs, of Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
28043
Name:
Geoffrey Thomas Gibbs
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
27 January 1919
Place of Birth: 
Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Isabella Gibbs (mother)
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
New Zealand Railways Fireman
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidentally killed in a road accident
Date of Death:
05 October 1941
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
28 August 1940
Vessel:
Empress of Japan
Destination:
Port Tewfik, Egypt (30 September 1940)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
B. C. 2.
Geoffrey Thomas Gibbs
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